I04 THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



favorable localities. It has been lound The president suggested establishing 



necessary, in order to successfully conduct branch associations in every county (the first 



experiment work, to extend the grounds, branch is now being organized in Antigon- 



and C. R. H. Starr, Esq., has donated a ishe), as has been successfully accomplished 



piece of land joining the school grounds, for in Ontario and the U.S. To carry out this 



ten years, at the nominal rental of $1.00 per and other useful work, it is necessary to in- 



year, with the privilege of purchasing. By crease the government grant from the paltry 



careful management the expenses of this sum of $300 to at least $1 ,000. 



work have been kept within the income, and We have estimated the value of the fruit 



when the government fully realizes its value industry to N.S. as follows : 



and importance to the whole province, it 1. Annual value of fruit crop, average about Sl.OOO.OOO 



• n u ■ I It- *u« * «.,^i /^„ -2. Net receipts for apples sold Ju G.B., 189'J crop.... 800,000 



Will be induced to mcrease the grant and ex- :j ^o. do. i900 do. ... 200,000 



.„ . .. 1 -kh ^^^ ^( 4-U.^ ,,..-. ,^,...f.^.- ^1" J. Value of orchards now bearing, 9,000 acres, at 



tend the work. Most ot the graduates ot $500 per acre 4,500,000 



,v • , 1 -.1 , c 11,, ^„ «.:„^ 5. Annual additional value to permanent wealth 



this school are either successfully prosecuting of province by young orchards, 5,000 acres, at 



fruit culture on their own account, or are re- ^ NSe^ormL empioyed'in fruitcuitureBoo: ^'°°°'°°" 



Ceiving large salaries in horticultural work ^- tones, nurseries, f'LnilizerlXtlerh.dusVr^es 



•■.^♦-.■/-QoKKr tr T-r;rv<-r;i-.i_- r" Rlol^ <; required by fruit culture, 4,000. 



— noiiceaoiy, r.. niggins, V^. r>iair, :?. a Freight paid for fruit to railroads 60,000 



Hooper, S.Morse, Miss Watts— and there 9- freight paid steamboats for do 200,000 



is an increasing demand for graduates at In the matter o'i tnuisportation, the fruit- 



the highest salaries paid any profession. growers feel that two points should be 



Transportation — This difficulty is now remedied : First, they consider that the rate 



more disastrous to the N.S. shipper than at paid on apples is too high, owing largely to 



any time in twenty years. The following the place which apples are given in the 



important facts may assist us in removing present classification of freight. The meet- 



the difficulties : ist — That the Halifax and ing took action upon this phase of the ques- 



St. John merchants have had and always tion by passing the following resolution, 



will have sufficient influence with any go\- which was introduced by Mr. Peter Innes, 



ernment to subsidize a line of boats to Lon- vice-president of the association : "Where- 



don for their own benefit even if they are as the freight classification of apples by the 



totally unfit to carry apple cargoes, or railways of Canada was fixed at a time 



whether the}' carry any apples or not, — when the production was small and prices 



hence fruit-growers need no longer contest high ; and whereas since that time produc- 



the subsidy question ; 2nd — The line sub- tion has enormously increased, while prices 



sidized this year by petition from and for the have been continually falling ; and whereas 



benefit of fruit-growers, from Annapolis, has in Western Nova Scotia apple-growing has 



given the worst service of any in the trade become a great staple industry, averaging 



for twenty years ; 3rd — All attempts to com- 500,000 barrels a year ; and whereas the 



bine fruit-growers to form a shipping com- said classification has to be submitted to 



pany for their own interests have failed. A and approved by the Governor-in-Council, 



commissioner appointed by the government therefore Resolved, — That this association, 



to inspect all steamers carrying apples, with recognizing that the present classification 



power to prevent shipment of inferior fruit does not suit the altered circumstances, and 



in unsuitable vessels, improper stowage, is oppressive to the apple growers and ship- 



etc, would remedy much of the wrong com- pers of the province, do respectfully memor- 



plained of, and would this year have saved ialize the Governor-in-Council to take the 



fruit-growers in N.S. over Si 00,000. subject into early and favorable considera- 



